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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Neds Lick Gap |
W Haywood County on the head of Hemphill Creek. |
| Neds Marsh |
central Duplin County. |
| Nee-oh-la |
See Pigeon River; West Fork Pigeon River. |
| Needhams Mountain |
S Randolph County near the head of Fork Creek. |
| Needmore |
community in NW Rowan County. |
| Needmore Branch |
rises in S Clay County and flows N into Shooting Creek. |
| Neely Gap |
SW Cherokee County near the headwaters of Persimmon Creek. |
| Negro Hammocks |
formerly two islands in S Hyde County in Pamlico Sound NE of Ocracoke Island, but now submerged. Known by the name as early as 1795. One of the islands was above water as late as 1910 and was called Negro Island. |
| Negro Island |
See Negro Hammocks. |
| Negro Prong |
rises in W Transylvania County and flows NE into Catheys Creek. |
